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> > Many GNU packages-if not all-use a macro #define _() as a shorthand > > for gettext() to support internationalization in a concise way. > > However, this convention is not currently documented in the GNU coding > > standards. > This convention is documented in multiple places in the GNU gettext > documentation [1][2][3][4]. If that practice is so long-standing and so widespread, should we perhaps document it in the GNU coding standards? To have it solely in the gettext documentation risks leaving some GNU developers unaware of it. What do people think? -- Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org) Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org) Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org) Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)
